Grown man at cinema on his own

You clearly where judging him. Unless he is behaving strangely (other than going to see a film you feel he shouldn't be interestedin despite not knowing anything about him other than he is male) there is absolutely no reason for it to concern you in any way.

He could have been staff, filling time between a split shift.

May have been a mystery shopper...

Nearly 50 year old women and lilo-stitch was movie I really wanted to see. I would have gone alone if my teens hadn't wanted to see it (and it was really good)

Plus lots people have cinema passes. I often used to go when I had an afternoon off

It's not a cartoon!! 🙄

Yes it’s just you.

He wanted to watch a fun film, what’s wrong with that?

Try not to pass your weirdness onto your kid.

Of course you were judging him! You asked if it was odd!! I bet you wouldnt have started a thread about a woman at the cinema on her own....

Agreed...

It's a wonderful, sweet film. The only time I've been able to endure James Corden. I did find the second one hilarious, when they were introducing all his new mates, as though they were getting ready for a bank job 😆 🤣 😂

Exactly this. In my experience the very best childrens films have subtle little jokes in them, primarily aimed at amusing the adults who are accompanying the children the film is marketed at.

It's completely normal.

Before meeting my husband and having children, I went to the cinema many times by myself.

Many adults are also into kids films/cartoons.

Honestly, there is nothing remotely weird about this.

This with bells on.

20 year olds thinking I'm old isnt relevant. My 5 year old niece thinks my 18 year old is old. He's not. But 18 is a big number if you're 5.

Middle age (according to many many online sources, and most people i know) is generally considered to be 40-60ish. Even though we know that's not technically the middle of most people's lives

Incidently, what are you after middle age? Old? Because 45 is not old. It's 20 years off of retirement.

I go to the pictures by myself, to watch anything that is of interest. If he's of an age where Lilo and Stitch originally came out, he probably just adored it as a child and wanted to see the new version. I wouldn't think much of it, apart from how nice it was to see someone else who is brave enough to go out and do things on their own, without worrying about what anyone else thinks.

He probably has a film review blog

Even if he was a paedo (and it's kind of offensive to assume he must be), what can you do about it? Nothing. They walk and sit among us, in their hundreds.

I’d assume a grown man alone watching a kids’ film at a cinema has additional needs. So, hopefully he enjoyed it without people staring.

My cinema thankfully does relatively late night viewings of "children's movies". I go to those so there are less families assuming things.

I saw Peter Rabbit 7 times in the cinema. (Not the second one. That one I endured only a single time. )

3 times with DS1. A 4th time with my dad. The rest on my own. Love that film.

As an aside (and I actually talked about it on Mn at the time) I went out to lunch with my boss (known as 'Shouty Boss' by all who worked for him because he was - um- shouty) and his new trainee. He asked what she was doing at the weekend and she said she was taking her nephew to see Peter Rabbit,. I exclaimed how much I loved that film and he exploded. I mean, like no exaggeration. How disgusting (actual word) that they put a film out with that name that had nothing to do with the actual Peter Rabbit. We then endured a massive rant. I at one point said meekly; 'Have you seen it?' only to be treated to a further rant. (He had not). I cannot even recollect in detail what his objection was. Only that he had many objections.

Still a bloody good film.

This is lovely.

The relevance is that its not debatable its mathematical fact, middle age is simply the middle range of the average life expectancy which is 35 - 45... 'feelings' and if you 'feel' old don't really come into it.

It absoloutly cannot be 60 thats ridiculous, only 0.02% of people reach 100 years old so trying to claim 50 would be ridiculously pushing it never mind a claiming a decade past that.

I'm in my late 30s so younger than you apparently and I'm very much 'middle aged'. Its not 'feeling' or 'self perception' (quite telling on your own thoughts and fears related to age) just fact.

You were being judgy and you should feel bad. He wasn’t doing anyone any harm. I frequently go to the cinema on my own. I was widowed very suddenly. I like the peace and me time away from my child just to give me time to take a breath and not be “on” all the time. Maybe he’s the same? And you come needling on the internet.

Ghibli fan here 🥰 such beautiful animation

Why is it odd? Sounds like a nice way to spend an afternoon. OP - do you generally worry what other people think of you ? Sound like you're being really judgemental and would likely worry about other people judging you.

I work with a lot of young men with moderate to profound learning disabilities, and many of really them love Disney. Some with more moderate LD would be perfectly capable of going to the cinema on their own. This makes me really worried now I know that people like the OP are capable of thinking in this way. All you need is some aggro dad kicking off at the 'weirdo' in the cinema and it would absolutely traumatise them.

But even if it was someone without a LD, maybe this guy has a movie review channel, maybe he just enjoys Disney, maybe he was looking for something light hearted to take his mind off something horrible that's happened recently?

I despair of the society we've created sometimes.